🇺🇸 The US Government is now on track to shut down for more than 40 days, the longest shut down in history.

This means the current shutdown is expected to last 5 TIMES longer than average.

🔗 The Kobeissi Letter

🇺🇸 November SNAP benefits are at risk from the government shutdown

As the nation's largest food safety net, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program helps 42 million low-income Americans afford groceries. While a pre-shutdown memo from the US Department of Agriculture says the program has enough in the bank to fully distribute this month's checks, a longer shutdown could mean beneficiaries could see smaller benefit amounts next month.

SNAP costs about $100 billion each year in federal funds to operate — which translates to monthly checks of roughly $25 to $1,700, depending on a household's income and number of members.

Some states have higher SNAP enrollment than others. Data collected by the US Department of Agriculture shows that about 12% of Americans were receiving benefits as of August 2025.

https://www.businessinsider.com/shutdown-snap-benefits-food-stamps-could-be-smaller-november-map-2025-10

🇺🇸👨‍🌾 US farmers still waiting on trade war aid as USDA blames shutdown

As the U.S.-China trade war continues to squeeze American farmers, many say they are running out of time and money while waiting for relief promised by the Trump administration.

“Time is of the essence,” said Virginia soybean farmer John Boyd, who warns that without immediate financial support, farmers may not survive. “While the grass is growing, the cows are starving.”

President Donald Trump has pledged to redirect billions in tariff revenue to help offset farmer losses, but months later, those funds remain frozen. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins blamed the government shutdown for the delay.

“With the shutdown, that aid has been frozen,” Rollins said Thursday.

Meanwhile, Trump has authorized $20 billion in economic support for Argentina. The move comes as China shifts its soybean purchases to Argentina in the midst of its boycott of U.S. products.

https://www.newsnationnow.com/politics/us-farmers-still-waiting-on-trade-war-aid-as-usda-blames-shutdown/

🇷🇺🇺🇦🇺🇸⚡️Putin in a recent phone call with Trump demanded that Kiev give up full control over the Donetsk region as a condition for ending the war, two senior Washington Post officials familiar with the conversation said.

In return, according to the publication, Putin expressed willingness to concede some parts of Zaporizhzhia and Kherson regions. Some White House officials saw this as progress, a WP source said.

🇦🇲🇪🇺Armenia may apply for EU membership in November or in a year — Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic

🇺🇸The US Navy destroyed a semi-submersible drug cartel boat in the Caribbean Sea.

🇺🇦🇷🇺🇬🇧Ukrainian military use British OneWeb satellites to control unmanned boats in the Black Sea alongside the American Starlink system.

The information was obtained after the capture of a Ukrainian unmanned boat with the corresponding equipment.

🇺🇸US Vice President Vance posted an AI-generated video in which Trump appears as a king, and representatives of the US Democratic Party are kneeling before him.

Trump reposted this video on his page.

Apparently, this is a response to the "No Kings" protest actions that have flared up again in the US at the instigation of the Democrats.

🇮🇱🇵🇸❗️Peace in Palestine lasted 4 days.

The Israeli Air Force struck targets in the Rafah area.

Israeli media claim this was done in response to a Hamas attack on IDF soldiers.

Israel's National Security Minister Ben-Gvir called on Netanyahu to resume military actions in the Gaza Strip.

🇺🇦🇷🇺The Ukrainian Armed Forces showed a comparison of the dimensions of the "Geran" and the Ukrainian interceptor drone "Sting," which was made to shoot down Russian strike drones.

🇮🇱🇵🇸Israel strengthens Trump's "eternal peace" and bombs the Gaza center.

🇺🇸🇺🇦🇷🇺⚡️The conflict in Ukraine will end with Kiev losing certain territories, Trump said:

"Putin will definitely take something, they were fighting after all" – Trump said

🇮🇱🇵🇸⚡️The Israeli army announced the start of a new series of strikes on Gaza in response to Hamas fire